YOUNGSTOWN — A graduate student at Youngstown State University studying mechanical engineering has received a fellowship through the NASA Ohio Space Grant Consortium.

As part of the fellowship, Marcus Hardin will work with Stefan Moldovan, YSU assistant professor of mechanical engineering, on research titled “Modeling & Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of a TJT-3000 Micro Turbine Engine.”

“With the completion of my project, we will have a working and validated analysis model of the TJT-3000 Miniature Gas Turbine,” Harden states in a news release. “In combination with streamlined user operation of the TJT-3000, I see a large potential for an extremely informative lab relating to both combustion and aeronautics.”

The fellowship provides stipend support for eligible Ohio residents enrolled at Ohio universities seeking advanced STEM degrees relevant to sustaining an aerospace workforce in the state.

“Students enhance their learning and career development by undertaking these research projects that expose them to real problems in the aerospace industry, to which Ohio is well positioned to contribute as a hub for flight technology development and manufacturing,” said Kevin Disotell, assistant professor of mechanical, industrial and manufacturing engineering and YSU’s representative on the consortium.

YSU is a university affiliate of the consortium, which also administered $7,000 in scholarships to YSU undergraduate students in STEM disciplines in Spring 2020. The students are Alexis Cresanto, junior, chemical engineering; Patrick McWhorter, senior, chemical engineering; Timothy Chamberlain, senior, mechanical engineering; and Nathan Lin, senior, mechanical engineering.